Dismissing arguments by Germany, Australia, Brazil, other countries and law experts, Fatou Bensouda doubles down; ball now in judges' court

World leaders praise April 1920 summit as first anchor of Jewish state's legitimacy in international law; Pompeo says it marked world's embrace of Jews' unbreakable ties to Israel

As The Hague shuts its doors due to COVID-19, Fatou Bensouda requests additional month to say if she still believes the court has jurisdiction to open war crimes investigation

Backing Israel's position against pending war crimes probe, 7 countries say Palestine is not a state that can transfer jurisdiction to the ICC. Not a single one argues the opposite

PM hails DC's about-face on legality of Israeli towns beyond the Green Line, hints at his wish for Trump win in 2020; Pompeo in video: Our stance on settlements advances peace

What exactly is Israel accused of? How likely are Israelis to land in the dock? Are Palestinians also to be probed? And could this all have been avoided?

Experts say new US policy less dramatic than it sounds as it simply reinstates Reagan-era ambiguity on settlements' legal status. Others warn it prejudges final status of West Bank

At UN Security Council, Trump peace envoy rejects notion that international law must serve as foundation for its proposal

At international law conference, Maj. Gen. Sharon Afek responds to pushes to have Jerusalem officials prosecuted in The Hague